New record for the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, in Hawaii
1University of Hawaii, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture
and Human Resources, 3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822
2Colorado State University, Department of Bioagriculture Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO 80523
3Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg 001,
BARC West, Beltsville, MD 20705
Abstract
The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is endemic to Africa and is the most devastating pest of coffee worldwide. The female bores a hole in the coffee berry and deposits her eggs inside. Upon hatching, larvae feed on the seeds, thus reducing both quality and yields of the marketable product. The coffee berry borer was found in the district of Kona on the island of Hawaii in August 2010 and appears to be restricted to that area.
Keywords: bark beetle, broca, Scolytinae
Correspondence:
a eburbano@hawaii.edu,
b markwrig@hawaii.edu,
c Donald.Bright@colostate.edu,
d Fernanado.Vega@ars.usda.gov, *Corresponding author
Editor: Todd Shelly was Editor of this paper.
Received: 19 October 2010 | Accepted: 31 December 2010 | Published: 12 September 2011
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 11, Number 117
Burbano E, Wright M, Bright DE, Vega FE. 2011. New record for the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, in Hawaii. Journal of Insect Science 11:117 available online: insectscience.org/11.117
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